New Energy Academy 2025
A training program for ECF partners in Southeast Europe, Moldova, Georgia, Ukraine, and Slovenia
The European Climate Foundation is excited to announce the launch of the New Energy Academy 2025, a tailored programme for entry—and mid-level campaigners in Southeast Europe, Moldova, Georgia, Ukraine, Hungary and Slovenia. You are invited to embark on this five-month journey to learn from leading experts, challenge your perspective, connect with peers, and build your skill set for the uncertain and fast-paced world of energy transformation.
This thought-provoking, practical, and highly participative training programme will run from March until June 2025. Aimed at early career and mid-level experienced campaigners from Albania, Bosnia, and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Hungary, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Croatia, Slovenia, Romania, Serbia, Moldova, Georgia, and Ukraine, it will equip participants with the technical knowledge, enrich their skills at campaigning and/or advocacy, and help them become even more convincing public speakers, plus include them in the relevant networks to become active players in the upcoming energy transitions in their countries.
The Academy is free of charge for ECF grantees. Sustainable travel and accommodation costs will be reimbursed (flights are covered based on special rules).
Format of the programme
8+ online sessions with experienced speakers
2 in-person meetings: 27 Feb-01 March, location TBC and June, exact dates and location TBC
Individual and group assignments with immediate implementation in the participants’ work
This programme will help you to…
Get prepared for the energy transition challenges during the energy crisis storm.
Become a progressive co-creator in your country’s energy and climate future.
Deepen your knowledge about topics including the widescale deployment of renewables, energy democracy, the threat of gas and the comeback of coal, energy systems, and smart grids, storage, energy efficiency, heating.
Gain practical and out-of-the-box experiences in public communication, networking, campaign development, and social media management.
Build a supporting and vibrant community of active campaigners from Southeast Europe, Moldova, Georgia, Ukraine, and Slovenia with abundant and growing experiences.
New Energy Academy Masterclass 2024
We believe that the current state of play of the energy transition in the region is calling for a change of how we plan and run our campaigns.
Business as usual is no longer an option.
We need novel ideas of how to better tell stories, engage various stakeholders, and address the systemic challenges.
That is why we have designed the next adventure of the New Energy Academy — The Masterclass! This is a short, tailor-made and focused programme to build on the knowledge, skills and connections you have acquired during the entry level Academy — and to help take you and your work to the next level.
Structure and timeline
Kick-off Meeting (online) - mid-September
Module 1: Navigating Complexity through Collaboration: An Introduction to Complexity Theory and Stretch Collaboration - 2 online sessions (mid-September to mid-October)
Module 2: The Joy of Narrative Hacking - 3 online sessions (mid-October-November)
Module 3: The Alchemy of Change (In-person gathering) - 3-5 December; Location TBC
The detailed programme and topics will be presented at the kick-off meeting in mid-September.
Who is it for?
Participants from the two entry-level cohorts of the New Energy Academy who want to build their capacity and confidence in the areas of communications and working with different stakeholders.
Our Partners
DANCING FOX
Founded by Tommy Crawford and Brian Fitzgerald, Dancing Fox works with change-makers, artists, activists and imagineers to tell (and embody) compelling stories, and to shift deep cultural narratives through a combination of magic, mischief, and mind-bombs.
We combine over 50 years campaigning experience with a deep knowledge of storytelling and cognitive science — to help develop strategies and communications that invite people into new ways of seeing and acting. We work with wild settings to give birth to wild ideas, we keep our paws on the pulse of pop culture, and are experts in providing unconventional learning and collaboration experiences that unleash the creativity of highly skilled and cognitively diverse groups
We offer a daring, participatory and story-infused approach: which is both suited to the magnitude of the challenges we face, and has the power to deliver transformational, long-term change.
REOS PARTNERS
Reos Partners is an international social enterprise that helps people move forward together on their most important and intractable challenges. We design, facilitate, and guide processes that enable teams of stakeholders—even those who don’t understand or agree with or trust one another—to make progress on their toughest challenges.
Our approach is systemic, collaborative, and creative. We partner with governments, corporations, and civil society organizations on challenges such as education, health, food, energy, environment, development, justice, security, and peace. Our work is always grounded and tailored to the needs of the specific situation.
We operate both globally and locally, with a team based in over 15 countries on 4 continents. Our name comes from the Greek “rheos,” which means “flow.”
“Everything was in place, on time, perfectly scheduled, and very positive vibe - that was quite impressive.”
“Great experience, networking opportunities, interesting approach to energy transition. Amazing experience and very joyful meetings!”
Get in touch!
Let us know if you want to know more about our upcoming programs.
